Naval Air Station Pensacola Pollution Response Unit Deploys Boom [Image 1 of 5]

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

05.04.2010

Photo by Patrick Nichols  

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

Naval Air Station Pensacola Pollution Response unit deploys oil containment boom at Sherman Cove aboard the base to protect environmentally sensitive grass beds from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater oil rig that sank, April 22, causing a massive oil spill threatening the U.S. Gulf Coast. (U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Nichols)

• Date Taken: 05.04.2010
• Date Posted: 05.04.2010 23:24
• Photo ID: 275761
• VIRIN: 100504-N-6268N-021
• Resolution: 3872x2592
• Size: 672.88 KB
• Location: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, US